CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 351 



Mecklenburg. — Distemper has prevailed quite extensively among horses, and while 

 it has rarely proved fatal, it has been very inconvenient. There has also been some 

 distemper among cattle and cholera among hogs. A great many hogs have also died 

 from eating poisonous mushrooms. 



Montgomery. — The loss during the past year among hogs and fowls has been heavy. 

 It is difficult to get reliable ligures, but I think at least 70 per cent, of the hogs of the 

 county have died daring the year, and perhaps 20 per cent, of the fowls. Garden rue 

 is used successfully as a preventive of chicken cholera. It is used as a tea, which 

 the fowls drink instead of water. 



Xorthanq^ton. — For the past twelve months the domestic animals in this county 

 have been extremely healthy. 



Orange. — I tind it impossible to give anything like an accurate estimate of the value 

 of losses among farm animals in this county for the past year. No epidemic disease 

 has prevailed among any class. 



Princess Anne. — The only animals that have suffered from disease this year have 

 been hogs. The disease is not so wide-spread as in former years, and seems to be of a 

 different character. It is called "thumps." Fatal diseases have prevailed among 

 fowls. 



Prince Edward. — The following is regarded as a fair estimate of the value of the 

 losses among farm animals in this county for the past year: Horses, $4,600 ; cattle, 

 $950 ; hogs, $600 ; sheep, $138 ; and fowls, $500. 



Richmond. — I have heard of no diseases worthy of reporting among our domestic 

 animals and but very little among fowls. Fowls suffer most from the disease known 

 as cholera. 



Spottsylvuuia. — Horses have suffered to some extent with pink-eye and distemper. A 

 great many hogs have died of cholera and black-tooth. Cattle and sheep have been 

 free from disease. Fowls have been afflicted with cholera. 



Tazewell. — The principal loss among cattle is caused by a disease known among us as- 

 black-leg. The disease attacks the fattest animals only, and those that are attacked 

 live but a few hours. 



fFise. — Hogs are the only farm animals in this county that have suffered during the 

 past year with anything like a contagious disease. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Barbour. — No diseases prevalent among horses. Diseases among cattle are confined 

 mostly to young stock. The loss among these animals has been quite heavy, and will 

 amount in value to over $7,000. Cholera has prevailed extensively among fowls and 

 has been quite fatal. 



Berk' ley. — No destructive disease has visited any class of our domestic animals the 

 past year. 



Boone. — Losses caused among our farm animals by disease during the past year have 

 been very small. 



Cabell. — Hog cholera is about the only disease that has proved destructive to our 

 farm animals the past year. It is now prevailing and generally proves fatal. 



Doddridge. — The following I regard as a correct estimate of the value of the losses 

 among farm animals in this county the past year: Horses, $400; cattle, $3,375; ho<.8, 

 $3,000; sheep, $1,250 ; and fowls, $2,500. 



Fayette. — The only losses of consequence sustained among any class of farm animals 

 by disease the past year have been among hogs. 



Gilmer. — No contagious or epidemic disease has prevailed among any class of do- 

 mestic animals in this county the past year. 



Grant. — A majority of the farm animals of this county have maintained good health 

 the past year. There has been some cholera among botli hogs and fowls. 



Greenbrier. — There have been some cases of pink-eye among horses and black-leg 

 among yearling calves. Hogs have suffered with a disease supi)osed to be cholera. 



